As of today, we own a 2004 Runabout.
I hear from the previous owner that it is kitted out with a K&N typhoon ram air, filter and air box and the engine is a "K-tec". I looked online and it seems that K-tec make alot of tuning elements for various engines. Can anyone tell me what this kit has changed in the original design...? What happens when a Morgan plus 4 runabout is "K-tec'd?" thx
cole
Hi Cole and welcome to TM.
If your car is a 2004 Runabout, then the engine should be the Ford Zetec R (commonly called the 'blacktop' because the cam boxes will be black plastic )
On a technical note, it will have solid ie mechanical , lifters not the hydraulic lifters of the earlier Zetec and Zetec E engines ( called the 'silvertops' because they had alloy cam covers). Also, in a Morgan, the exhaust will exit by crossing under the body after the catalyst and then coming out at the rear of the car- the earlier Zetecs just have a straight pipe which runs front to back
It should be easy to tell which engine you have:
Looking from the driver's seat,the Zetec can be identified by having a silver cam cover with 'DOHC16v' on the bottom left, the Zetec-E has 'ZETEC16v' on the bottom left, and the Zetec-R has a black plastic cam cover
If you want a good explanation of the Zetec engine, don't bother with sources such as Wikipedia- look at:
http://www.burtonpower.com/technical_1/zetec_e.aspx Nigel Puttick, who posts on TM has a Runabout so I am sure he can give you much more detailed information than I can
regards,
G
PS If it is a 2004 Runbaout, then unless something has been changed it will be a 4/4 not a Plus 4
